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Pastor Nominating Committee Orientation

Pastor Nominating Committee Orientation. Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church May 8, 2006. The Work Before You. Organizing the Pastor Nominating Committee Developing and Filing the Church Information Form Downloading and Screening Personal Information Forms Interviewing Potential Pastors

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Pastor Nominating Committee Orientation

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  1. Pastor Nominating Committee Orientation Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church May 8, 2006

  2. The Work Before You • Organizing the Pastor Nominating Committee • Developing and Filing the Church Information Form • Downloading and Screening Personal Information Forms • Interviewing Potential Pastors • Choosing the Nominee • Making the Official Decisions Among the Call Partners

  3. The Work Before You • The Nominee Agrees • The Committee on Ministry Approves • The Congregation Votes • The Presbytery approves, appoints an Installation Commission and welcomes the new pastor. • The Presbytery Installs the Pastor • Follow-up Support after Pastor is Installed

  4. Devotions & Prayer Take turns leading devotions for each meeting… Covenant TO pray

  5. Organizing the PNC • Election of the Chairperson or Co-chairpersons • Election of the Recording Secretary • Election of the Corresponding Secretary • Covenant of participation

  6. Developing and Filing the Church Information Form • Creating a realistic document that reflects the work of the mission study. • Endorsed by the Session. • Reviewed and Approved by the Committee on Ministry • Uploaded to the Church Leadership Connection (PCUSA)

  7. Church Leadership Connection Is God calling us to ministry together Congregations Pastors Your Church Information Form is now in the public domain. A Personal Information Form is only accessible to Presbytery Executives and your committee once a match is made.

  8. Personal Information Forms • Executive Presbyter generates matches. • Access online at CLC • Advertise in publications for self-referrals • Invite congregation to suggest pastors that they would recommend. • Establish a deadline.

  9. Tell your Unique Story • Create your committees web pages. • Create an informational packet.

  10. Reading PIF’s • Develop your protocol. Rating sheets Read everyone – report scores Read online or paper copies

  11. Interviewing PotentialPastors • Prepare, send, receive supplemental questions; • Check primary references; • Implement a telephone interview; • Call your friendly Executive Presbyter or Stated Clerk for judicatory references. • Face to face interview. • Invite your liaisons to do a training.

  12. Interviewing When asking questions about leadership style. Ask what they have done in a certain situation, Don’t ask them what they would do “to fix a problem in your setting.”

  13. LEA • An online questionnaire completed with the guidance of a PC(USA) licensed interpreter. Leadership behavior is reported in six leadership functions: Creating a Vision, Enlisting Commitment, Implementing the Vision, Achieving Results, Following Through and Supporting Others.

  14. Communicate!!!! • Make monthly reports to the session. • Make monthly reports to the congregation. • Write newsletter articles. • Work with the Session to make sure you have an adequate salary package; moving expenses; housing options. • Keep your potential candidates in the loop.

  15. Keep Confidences! • Don’t talk to family members about the details of your work in this ministry – even if it is really bugging you to keep your lips sealed!

  16. Test Your Brain – Vocabulary PNB CIF Louisville PNC CLC PIF COM

  17. Choose three final Candidates • Does God only have one person that would make the best next called pastor of your congregation? • Work with each of them in the process.

  18. Interview/Neutral Pulpit Invite the family to come as well. Arrange a neutral pulpit. Make reservations at a hotel. Plan meals together. Arrange a tour.

  19. Make the Call • Invite the person to come and serve in your midst. • Request a reasonable time for making a decision. (If they say no – ask the next person.) • Negotiate the salary package. • Bring your candidate to the Committee on Ministry to: • be examined for suitability of match • be examined for membership • Negotiate the starting date.

  20. Meet with the Session • Tell them about the candidate and the details. • Request that they call a congregational meeting to: • Vote on the candidate after they have preached and led during worship. • Strategize how you will introduce the candidate to the congregation: • Send a letter. • Organize a reception before Sunday. • Prepare a brochure with pictures and bibliographic information.

  21. Meet with COM • Tell them about the candidate and the details and why this is a good call. • Submit: • Terms of call. • Timeline. • Names of an Administrative Commission for the ordination/installation.

  22. Congregational Meeting • Yes! • The PNC is dissolved. • The Session may invite several of you to provide some specific support for the new pastor. • Attend Presbytery when we vote to accept your pastor into membership. • Help the new Pastor get settled in the new community.

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